A retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes and medicare expenditures in skilled nursing facility residents with chronic wounds

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 44-54

  DaVanzo, Joan E ^a   El Gamil, Audrey M ^a,b   Dobson, Allen ^b   Sen, Namrata ^b  

^a Dobson DaVanzo and Associates LLC   (United States)

^b LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; injury; long term care; Medicare; wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICARE; NURSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77957191251     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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